PLOIX, CHARLES (et MATTHEW F. MAURY).

Vents et Courants. Routes Générales. Extrait des Sailing Directions de Maury et de Travaux les plus récents.

Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1863. Large 4to. Orig. clothbacked printed blue boards. Small tears in joints at foot of spine. Stamp on title-page. VIII,248 pp., 13 folded plates (maps etc.).

First edition. This is a French translation and adaptation of Maury's pioneering work on ocean winds and currents.

Order-nr.: 54881